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Jun 19, 2015

Metzl on China’s Stock Market

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl joins CNN to discuss the domestic and international ramifications if and when the Chinese stock market’s current bubble pops:

China

In the News

Jun 19, 2015

Hasik on Oshkosh’s Military Contract

By James Hasik

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinal quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow James Hasik on Oshkosh Corp landing a military contract, worth up to $780 million, that will support hundreds of jobs:

Defense Industry Security & Defense

In the News

Jun 18, 2015

The Hill Features Dynamic Stability Strategy Paper

By Atlantic Council

The Hill uses the Brent Scowcroft Center’s strategy paper, Dynamic Stability, to illustrate the rising challenges of global affairs:

In the News

Jun 18, 2015

Benitez on NATO and Putin

By Jorge Benitez

CNN quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez on NATO’s strategy regarding Russian defense threats:

NATO Russia

Event Recap

Jun 18, 2015

The Next Phase of the Future of Authoritarianism Project

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On June 18, Dr. Mathew Burrows and Dr. Maria Stephan hosted a private roundtable conversation about the next phase of the Strategic Foresight Initiative’s “Future of Authoritarianism” project; a monograph is due in summer 2016. The study would make the case that democracy assistance is a vital national interest. It explores how to balance that interest against others—such […]

Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Jun 18, 2015

Manning: Common Ground Offers Solid Base for Sino-US Relations

By Robert A. Manning

Brent Scowcroft Center Resident Senior Fellow Robert A. Manning writes for the Global Times on how despite serious differences, the United States and China still have room to work together:

China United States and Canada

In the News

Jun 16, 2015

Joyner: America’s Military Needs New Retirement Plan

By James Joyner

Brent Scowcroft Center for International Security Senior Fellow James Joyner writes for The National Interest on the need to reform the military’s retirement plan due to overwhelming costs which hinder the continuing development of the armed forces: 

In the News

Jun 16, 2015

Benitez on Russia’s Military Strategy

By Jorge Benitez

Politico quotes Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security Senior Fellow Jorge Benitez on President Putin’s threatening military strategy, and the resolute response from Western forces:

Russia

In the News

Jun 15, 2015

Kroenig: Why Democracies Dominate: America’s Edge over China

By Matthew Kroenig

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig writes for the National Interest on why the United States maintains an edge over China:

China Politics & Diplomacy

In the News

Jun 15, 2015

Kroenig: Why Is Obama Abandoning 70 Years of US Nonproliferation Policy?

By Matthew Kroenig

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Matthew Kroenig writes for Tablet on why the nuclear deal with Iran is faulty and dangerous: 

Iran Nuclear Nonproliferation

In the News

Jun 14, 2015

Metzl: Doomsday: The Coming Collapse of North Korea

By Jamie Metzl

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow for Technology and National Security Jamie Metzl writes for the National Interest on why North Korea’s regime is close to collapse:

Korea

In the News

Jun 12, 2015

Manning on China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign

By Robert A. Manning

US News & World Report quotes Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security Senior Fellow Robert Manning on the implications of the sentencing of China’s former security chief, Zhou Yongkang:

In the News

Jun 12, 2015

Manning on Oil Exports

By Robert A. Manning

US News & World Report quotes Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security Senior Fellow Robert Manning on using oil exports as a tool of US foreign policy:

In the News

Jun 11, 2015

Nordenman: BALTOPS 2015 Highlights New Friction Between West, Russia

By Magnus Nordenman

Brent Scowcroft Center Deputy Director Magnus Nordenman writes for US Naval Institute News about BALTOPS, an annually recurring multinational exercise designed to enhance flexibility and interoperability, as well as demonstrate the resolve of allied and partner forces to defend the Baltic region:

Northern Europe

Event Recap

Jun 11, 2015

Modernizing Army Acquisitions

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On June 10, the Atlantic Council welcomed Heidi Shyu, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisitions, Logistics, and Technology. She spoke on what it would take to modernize Army acquisition as part of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s Defense-Industrial Policy Series.

Defense Industry Security & Defense

Event Recap

Jun 11, 2015

Scowcroft Center’s Next Generation Report on Stronger US-German Relations Released in Washington, DC

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On June 9, the Atlantic Council hosted two roundtables to mark the release of the new report from the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s US-German Next Generation Fellows: “Through a New Prism: A Next Generation Strategy for the US-German Relationship.” The American Council on Germany (ACG) co-hosted both the morning and the evening events. The report, which […]

Germany United States and Canada

In the News

Jun 11, 2015

Saab: Can the House of Saud Survive ISIS?

By Bilal Y. Saab

Senior Fellow at the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security Bilal Y. Saab writes for Foreign Affairs on Saudi Arabia’s counterterrorism campaign against ISIS and its relationship to entrenched religious divisions:

Saudi Arabia

Event Recap

Jun 10, 2015

Scowcroft Center’s Next Generation Report on Stronger US-German Relations Released in Berlin

By Brent Scowcroft Center

On June 9, Deutsche Atlantische Gesellschaft (German Atlantic Association), hosted the release of the Brent Scowcroft Center on International Security’s new report “Through a New Prism: A Next Generation Strategy for the US-German Relationship” at the German Federal Press Office in Berlin. The report, which twelve young Americans and Germans wrote in a little more than six weeks, […]

Germany United States and Canada

In the News

Jun 9, 2015

Lindsay on Future of Urban Transport

By Greg Lindsay

Bloomberg quotes Strategic Foresight Initiative Nonresident Senior Fellow Greg Lindsay on the New Cities Foundation launch of the ambitious Connected Mobility Initiative to explore the future of urban transport:

In the News

Jun 8, 2015

String: Putin on the Brakes

By Marik String

Brent Scowcroft Center Nonresident Senior Fellow Marik String cowrites for Foreign Affairs on what to do now that the Euopean Union’s sanctions on Russia are set to expire:

European Union International Organizations
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